CSIR PREP2014- PART A (General Aptitude)

Question 1 of 20

4

A sphere of radius 4cm is carved from a homogeneous sphere of radius 8cm and mass 160g.The mass of the smaller sphere is

Select one of the following:

80g
60g
40g
20g

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

In a bag containing only blue, red and green marbles,all but 15 are blue,red and and all but 12 are gree.How many are red?

Select one of the following:

13
7
25
20

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Insert the missing number in 4 : 17 ::17 : ?

Select one of the following:

48
50
49
51

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

A coin is tossed six times.The probability that head will occur at least once is

Select one of the following:

63/64
1/3
1/64
3/2

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Select the number from the given options in completing the given series.9,8,8,8,7,8,6 ....

Select one of the following:

5
6
8
4

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

A person buys a shirt with marked price Rs.300/- at 20% discount.In order to make a profit of 20% the person should sell the shirt for

Select one of the following:

Rs.288/-
Rs.300/-
Rs.240/-
Rs.360/-

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

A box of sticks of equal lengths is provided .The minimum number of sticks needed to build a frame to enclose a 3-dimensional volume is

Select one of the following:

6
12
3
8

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

The gross income of a person is Rs.20000.10% of his income is exempted from income tax and his net income is Rs.19100.The rate of income tax is:

Select one of the following:

3%
2%
4%
5%

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Two dice are thrown simultaneously.The probability of obtaining a total score of 5 is:

Select one of the following:

1/18
1/12
1/9
None of these

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

A man can row three quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 '1/4 minutes and return in 7 '1/2 minutes.Find the speed of the man in still water

Select one of the following:

3 km/hr
4 km/hr
5 km/hr
6 km/hr

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

If TOUR is written as 1234,CLEAR is written as 56784 and SPARE is written as 90847, find the code for CARE

Select one of the following:

1247
4847
5247
5847

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Find the number of different permutations of the letters of the word BANANA

Select one of the following:

40
50
60
70

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

A six centimetre cube is painted green on all sides.It is cut into two centimetre cubes.How many cubes will be there with two sides painted?

Select one of the following:

12
8
24
4

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

One of the two exclusive events must occur, the chance of one is 2/3 of the other, then odds in favour of the other are:

Select one of the following:

1:3
3:1
2:3
3:2

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

In a code language 35796 is written as 44887.Find the code for 46823

Select one of the following:

55914
57194
55934
55745

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

The letters in the first set have a certain relationship.On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for the second set:
AST : BRU :: NQV : ?

Select one of the following:

ORW
MPU
MRW
OPW

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

A reduction of 20% in the price of coffee enables a purchaser to obtain 4kg more for Rs.80/-.The reduced price per kg of coffee is:

Select one of the following:

Rs.5/-
Rs.6/-
Rs.4/-
Rs.5.50/-

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

3 7 6 5 9 3 12 1 15 ...

Select one of the following:

18
13
-1
3

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

What is the respective ratio of men to women working in night shifts from the call centre industry?

Select one of the following:

9:11
11:9
8:13
13:8

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

If / means X, X means +,+ means - and - means /.Find the value of 16 X 3 + 5 - 2 /4

Select one of the following:

19
10
9
None of these

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CSIR PREP2014- PART A (General Aptitude)

Question 1 of 20

A sphere of radius 4cm is carved from a homogeneous sphere of radius 8cm and mass 160g.The mass of the smaller sphere is

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

In a bag containing only blue, red and green marbles,all but 15 are blue,red and and all but 12 are gree.How many are red?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

Insert the missing number in 4 : 17 ::17 : ?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

A coin is tossed six times.The probability that head will occur at least once is

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Select the number from the given options in completing the given series.9,8,8,8,7,8,6 ....

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

A person buys a shirt with marked price Rs.300/- at 20% discount.In order to make a profit of 20% the person should sell the shirt for

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

A box of sticks of equal lengths is provided .The minimum number of sticks needed to build a frame to enclose a 3-dimensional volume is

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

The gross income of a person is Rs.20000.10% of his income is exempted from income tax and his net income is Rs.19100.The rate of income tax is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Two dice are thrown simultaneously.The probability of obtaining a total score of 5 is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

A man can row three quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 '1/4 minutes and return in 7 '1/2 minutes.Find the speed of the man in still water

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

If TOUR is written as 1234,CLEAR is written as 56784 and SPARE is written as 90847, find the code for CARE

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

Find the number of different permutations of the letters of the word BANANA

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

A six centimetre cube is painted green on all sides.It is cut into two centimetre cubes.How many cubes will be there with two sides painted?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

One of the two exclusive events must occur, the chance of one is 2/3 of the other, then odds in favour of the other are:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

In a code language 35796 is written as 44887.Find the code for 46823

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

The letters in the first set have a certain relationship.On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for the second set: AST : BRU :: NQV : ?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

A reduction of 20% in the price of coffee enables a purchaser to obtain 4kg more for Rs.80/-.The reduced price per kg of coffee is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

3 7 6 5 9 3 12 1 15 ...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

What is the respective ratio of men to women working in night shifts from the call centre industry?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

If / means X, X means +,+ means - and - means /.Find the value of 16 X 3 + 5 - 2 /4

The letters in the first set have a certain relationship.On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for the second set:
AST : BRU :: NQV : ?